/**
 * Copyright 2010 Adam Ruggles.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package saig.engine.controllers;

import saig.engine.Environment;

/**
 * Interface for any game controller.  This interface allows for different controller mechanisms to play the game
 * (control the player).
 * @author Adam
 * @version $Id$
 * 
 * Created on Jun 5, 2010 at 3:33:34 PM 
 */
public interface Controller {
	/**
	 * Resets the controller between runs.
	 */
	void reset();
	/**
	 * Gets the input from the controller for the given game state.
	 * @param environment The current environment for the game.
	 * @return The input for the actions to be performed.
	 */
	boolean[] getInput(Environment environment);
	/**
	 * Returns the name of the controller.
	 * @return The name of the controller.
	 */
	String getName();
}
